# NTSB CHI75FEE22: Cessna 182M, N91552, Channahon, IL, September 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1974
- Place: Channahon, IL · CHANNAHON, IL
- Location: 41.4253° N, 88.2666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Channahon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4253&lon=-88.2666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3576   74/9/9    CHANNAHON,ILL       CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 421
        TIME - 0515                    N91552              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FROMM RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLOTHIAN,ILL              CHANNAHON,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          GROUND FOG                                               180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HIT VERTICAL EXHAUST ON TRUCK.PLT USED ATIS OF ANOTHER ARPT FOR BRIEFING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91552](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91552), registered now, S/N 18259813, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fromm Rla

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740909032899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740909032899A), Sep 9, 1974: Cessna 182M, Channahon, IL, Substantial damage. Hit vertical exhaust on truck. Plt used ATIS of another arpt for briefing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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